Introducing piGRIP®

Date 5/4/2012

Taking gripping to new dimensions

Versatility and productivity

A configurable suction cup that fits most machines and that can be optimized for handling almost all materials. piGRIP®'s different lip types, optimized for various products to lift, ensure the right hardness/softness and sealing capability for your material. Combined with the firm bellows, piGRIP® is stable enough to handle faster accelerations and more high speed lifts as compared to traditional cups.

With traditional single durometer cups, where the lips and bellows are made of the same material, you either have to compromise on the grip or the machine handling speed. That is now history with piGRIP®, the efficient automation innovation from Piab.

piGRIP® hot surface lip

The new released hot surface lip manages high temperatures. Especially good for the injection moulding industry where you need to pick up the product from the mould, that is very hot, for continuing the process cycle. Hence it provides an advantage of shorter cycle time and in many cases less energy spent in the cooling down process.

Auto tuning

Auto tuning is an example of decentralised decisions that form the basis for Industry 4.0. This is an area where Piab has been busy introducing new equipment features promoting smart production.

Preset settings

The ability to use accurate preset settings also provides opportunity for real-time adjustments of single or multiple settings without a major reset of the entire system.

Easy to simulate with software

Simulations are designed to increase the efficiency of, for instance, vacuum pumps. Estimates show that a pump that is 5 to 20 percent more efficient would result in a productivity gain of up to 10 percent.

Condition monitoring

Estimates suggest it will be possible to achieve a drop of between 1 and 20 percent in the amount of unplanned and/or planned stops. This would translate into a significant productivity boost.

Interoperability

The adoption of IO-Link is the key, as it guarantees interoperability between different devices, regardless of the technology standard used in the overall system.

Information transparency

IO-Link provides a platform for integrated communication and sensors, enabling successful information transparency. Hence, making equipment available with IO-Link can be viewed as a commitment to both interoperability and information transparency.

More energy saving

For large vacuum systems, there are features which can help reduce the air consumption by up to 90 percent in every cycle.